Intel Core i5-12400F
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Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i3-12100TE. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2022
Intel Core i5-12400F
Intel Core i5-12400F
Released
Q1/2022
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Intel Core i3-12100TE
Intel Core i3-12100TE

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-12400F or Intel Core i3-12100TE? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-12400F has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 6 / 12 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Intel Core i3-12100TE has a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. 4 / 8 Cores. Power consumption of 35 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    187 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 16% better clock speed

    2.50 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 9% better overclocked clock speed

    4.40 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-12400F CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    79 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    131 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    48 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    130 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    158 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    249 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    258 place
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.54 times less performance per watt

    35 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-12100TE CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    603 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-12400F Intel Core i5-12400F
Intel Core i3-12100TE Intel Core i3-12100TE
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core i3
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 12000 left arrow Intel Core i 12000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 12
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-11400F left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • CPU Cores / Threads
    6 / 12 left arrow 4 / 8
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • A-Core
    6x Golden Cove left arrow 4x Golden Cove
  • Frequency
    2.50 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.40 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 730
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.40 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 24
  • Shader
    left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 12
  • Direct X
    -- left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q1/2021
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-12100TE and Intel Core i5-12400F. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 20 left arrow 5.0 x 20
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-12400F and Intel Core i3-12100TE to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 35 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    117 W left arrow 69 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-12400F and Intel Core i5-12400F, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    7.50 MB left arrow 5.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    18.00 MB left arrow 12.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S left arrow Alder Lake S
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q1/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-12400F and Intel Core i3-12100TE.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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